For the last 40 years or so, every political party in Jamaica includes “environmental sustainability” or “sustainable development” in its public pre-election propaganda.  The manifesto of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) issued a few days before the 2025 General Elections was no different.  On page 49 is a section titled “Choose Stronger Environmental Sustainability”, and on the following page is the JLP’s vision for the Jamaican environment:

“We will continue to expand protection of our environment, recognizing that climate change affects out livelihoods, our island and our world.  This will ensure that our development will always be balanced and sustainable, ensuring that we choose Jamaica”.

And so the JLP has the jargon, but do they understand what they are committing themselves to?  Or are they just being speaky-spoky?